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A plan B in absence of H-1B visa

President Trump’s new rules for H-1B visas have caused panic among Indians in US — out of the 7.3 lakh H-1B visa holders, over 70 per cent are from India.

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The American Dream has not died, but has certainly earned itself a hefty price tag, both in dollar terms and in terms of peace of mind. Reuters

UNTIL last week, Supriya Mehta, an international student at the University of California, Berkeley, was happy that her life was headed in the right direction. A senior at college, she had a job offer from a company where she had interned the previous two summers. “I thought I would have to go back to Delhi after graduation. Then I got this job and I was so happy I could stay back and work in the US.” After starting work under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, a benefit granted to F-1 student-visa holders that allows them to work in the US for up to three years after graduating, she planned to apply for the H-1B visa. President Donald Trump’s new visa rules, announced last Friday, have thrown a wrench in her plans. The future is, once again, uncertain.

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